Summary
In 1980, we hailed the the federal Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act with the following: "Maine appears out of the woods."
The phrase reflected relief at an apparent emergence from a turbulent decade of tribal relations, fueled largely by economic issues.See the full content of this document
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Is Maine Really 'Out of the Woods?'
In a book about the Act, history professor Dean J. Kotlowski (who cribbed our phrase for his title) said the claims "unleashed great anxiety ...
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